Marines Fight Ferocious Battle Near Da Nang
U S Marines repelled a heavy assault 20 miles south of Da Nang as three clashes raged along Vietnam's coast. Marines reported 12 paratroopers killed and 14 wounded while heavy artillery and air power targeted enemy positions. Simultaneously, South Vietnamese and government forces pressed a separate engagement in Quang Ngai Province with claimed enemy losses around 400. The overall U S troop strength rose to about 472 800 with new infantry units arriving amid intensifying combat.
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George McArthur
Christ
Associated Press
Mas Trace
Saigon
U.S. Ma
da Nang
Sth Marine Regiment
Kim — Ki Sam
Sam
Vom
U.S
Tuy Toa
Quang Ngai
Sie
Hijackers seize $301000 from armored truck in Ohio
In Boardman near Youngstown, two to three men hijacked a Kane armored truck at a department store. They escaped with $301000 after abandoning the vehicle in a wooded area, leaving $22000 inside. Guards identified as Steve Sulik and James Lockhart reported no forced entry. Authorities suspect inside involvement and multiple keys were used to unlock truck doors.
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Boardman
Mahaning County
Ohio
Kane Secret Service
Ip Park
Alrmarthur
Youngstown
Ghia
Ger
Boardman Plaza
Han
Kane
U.S
Ron
Phelarea
Matdadith Santo
Her
Steve Sulik
James Lockhart
Almart
Boardman Fullee
Don Hawkins
Ant
Haywkins
Wounded in Vietnam totals rise in week long tally
In Saigon AP reports a weekly U S military tally shows 1 865 Americans killed in seven days ending Saturday while American deaths total 30 451. Wounded rose to 61 after a drop the prior week with 15 812 wounded in all. South Vietnamese and enemy casualties also detailed with 234 government troops killed and 1 523 enemy killed. American troop strength surpassed Korea War peak at 478 000 in South Vietnam.
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U.S. Wattariedt
U.S
Tod
Mamkl
Carlier
Vietnam
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Tin
South Viet Warn
Communists Active in Laos Prompt Watchful U.S. Response
Reports from Vientiane indicate North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces are more active in Laos without a full invasion. American and Laotian sources note large rice harvest disruptions near Luang Prabang and Savannakhet while government denials frame the situation as tense. Washington shifts from cautious to serious concern as inroads are reported.
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Vientiane
Gans
Pathet Lan
Laos
Nam Bac
Luang Prabang
Pha Jane
Savannaket
Souuth
Bath
Washington
He Pentapon
U.S. State Department
Saigon
Bangkok
Kingdom
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
Increase In Product Boosts 1767 Second Half Growth
The gross national product rose in the second half of 1767 but the yearly gain remained modest. Inflation accounted for much of the increase while expenditures for Vietnam also contributed, according to an AP Wirephoto chart.
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Vietnam
Arsenic Poisoning Case Shocks Georgia Community
In Cordele Georgia authorities exhumed bodies from Sunnyside Cemetery amid a probe into arsenic poisoning within the Gibbs family. The case centers on Ann Gibbs and her son Melvin with related deaths dating back to 1965 1967. An autopsy by Dr Frederick H Thompson followed by state inquiry seeks the cause of several family deaths as graves were opened after a petition to Crisp Superior Court.
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Don McKee
Prosk
Boxer Cordele
Ann Gibbs
Hodson
Thes
Daniels Gibbs
Georgia
Marvin Gibbs
Gibbs
Columbus
Charles Clayton
Frederick H
Thompson
Arabs Steek
Bhusband
Cordele
Sunnyside
Ceme
Crisp County
Evy
B. Rainey
Hertaker
Crisp
Gibbs Wis
Christmnas
Authori Graves
Father Kills Four Daughters After Claiming World Wicked
In Jonesboro Louisiana Earl Clinton Watson, a meat plant worker, killed his four daughters with a .30-06 rifle and strangled two others, after telling neighbors the world was wicked. He turned himself in at a mental hospital for observation, then drove to a funeral home and confessed that he had killed his babies.
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Jonesboro
Earl Clinton Watson
Joneshors
Tina Charming
Karer Hope
Margate Wendy
Faith Erling
Watson
Crime rise claim blurs role of Miami relations board
Miami police chief asserts community relations programs do not replace crime prevention, amid claims by leaders of rising crime in Negro neighborhoods. He cites November robberies and holiday weekend figures as evidence, while religious figures call for guidance and nonviolence.
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Miami
Fla
Noington
Walter Headatte
Sherif E. Wilson
Purdy
Headley
Mary
Bethlehem
Jesus
Neura
Richard T.J Ames
Harry Po Cain
W.5. Fa
University Christian Sonstar
State of Wash Church
Greek Revolutionaries Split as Moderates Seek Amnesty
In Athens the movement within the Revolutionary Council shows moderates led by George Papadopoulos pressing for broader amnesty while extremists resist. Reports say about 200 hard-core members oppose the release of prisoners and fear lingering influence on Queen Mother Frauterl. Papadopoulos signals a conciliatory stance toward Constantine and a possible return date for the king, with decisions expected on whether to free more detainees in the coming days.
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Philip Bopoulos
John Ladas
Onj
Associated Press
Athens
Revolut
Monary Council
Greece
Fraederljin
Constante oRlre
Avindas
New York
Contltel
Air Vice Marshall
Antonios Skarmatorakis
Papado-jing
Sty
Polaroid
Potas
Kanas Patakos
Coordination General Dynamics
Nicholas Makarezos
Universal American
Papadopoulos
Eastern Air Lines
Geneva
Aniline
Constantine
Weing Kent
Aegean
Andy
Lerus
Vioura
Detroit Edison
Mas
sey-Ferguson
Torshin
Stn
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